ExpressVPN has launched a private AI platform called ExpressAI, designed to give users access to AI tools without their data being used for profiling or model training. ExpressAI is built around confidential computing enclaves, which process decrypted conversations in a cryptographically isolated environment. According to ExpressVPN, this keeps user messages inaccessible to the host system, … Read more
Intel has launched a new range of laptops powered by its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, with models from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI. Built on Intel’s 18A process technology, the chips target thin-and-light laptops. Intel says the systems are designed to handle on-device gaming and artificial intelligence workloads while maintaining long battery … Read more
TL;DR New Feature: Google launched Gemini screen automation on the Galaxy S26, letting the AI assistant control apps like Uber Eats and Starbucks via voice commands. Usage Limits: Free users are capped at five daily requests, while Google AI Ultra subscribers at $249.99/month get 120. Early Constraints: The feature launches with only six supported apps … Read more
Google has released Gemini Embedding 2 in public preview, which it describes as its first natively multimodal embedding model for developers using the Gemini API and Vertex AI. The model generates embeddings for text, images, video, audio, and documents in a single shared embedding space. This enables retrieval and classification across media types within the … Read more
Canva has added on-brand design generation to ChatGPT, letting users create editable Canva designs inside the chatbot while automatically applying their organisation’s Brand Kit settings. The integration uses Canva’s Model Context Protocol server, which links AI assistants to Canva’s design tools and brand controls. Users can generate designs that pull in approved logos, colours, fonts, … Read more
Google DeepMind has published a new white paper detailing security measures implemented in its Gemini 2.5 large language model family to address indirect prompt injection attacks. Indirect prompt injection poses a cybersecurity issue for artificial intelligence systems, in which malicious instructions can be hidden within user data, such as emails or documents, and interpreted by … Read more
The AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 (codename: “Strix Halo”) is the most powerful x86 APU and delivers a significant performance boost over the competition. Powered by “Zen 5” CPU cores, 50+ peak AI TOPS XDNA 2 NPU and a truly massive integrated GPU driven by 40 AMD RDNA 3.5 CUs, the Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 … Read more
Learn the smart ways to cope with those frustrating fallback responses from generative AI. getty In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing coverage of prompt engineering strategies and tactics that aid in getting the most out of using generative AI apps such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, Gemini, Claude, etc. The focus this time will be … Read more